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Change happens quickly. This year we saw revolutions and protests across the globe; we watched the worst nuclear disaster since Chernobyl, live, on our computers, televisions and telephones; we witnessed the leaking of secret government documents, available on the internet for all to read - and that’s jut to name a few. It has been a truly incredible year; these changes are still fresh in our memories. It is easy to remember one year: how does one track and appreciate the decades of change that have transpired in the world over decades and centuries?

My experience with grunt gallery has made a lasting impact on my learning and relationship to my community, but, most importantly, it has reinforced that art is a powerful way of documenting and representing the transitions within human thought and emotion that have framed the world over decades. Grunt has been around for 28 years; the amount of history it has accumulated over those years is intimidating and impressive. The Activating the Archives project is a way to remember the path that grunt has taken, and to inspire others to appreciate this path and gain a new understanding of the processes the world took to bring us to where we are today.